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kbmspeed
from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Dec 15, 2016
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Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600007

Cheque of icici bank given on 24aug2016, to marketing person and collect receipt no184028

Till today (15dec2016) they not even deliver single copy of news paper,
They looted money by using name of the hindu.

I called to[protected] on 1dec2016 & finally come to decision they refunding my money (Mr s chandrasekar - team leader) reply via email.

But till today 15dec2016 i not received single rupees then again i called to above number and talk with mr s chandrasekaer, they reply me to wait till 3weeks for refund process from accounts departments

Please suggest me should i take legal act or wait for more three weeks

Balwantraj
[protected]
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    Shaikh Irshad ahmed
    from Mumbai, Maharashtra
    Dec 14, 2016
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    Address: Mumbai City, Maharashtra, 400043
    Website: The Hindu customer care

    I have subscribed for the hindu newspaper for one year from 1st of nov 2016 from the beginning i was not receiving newspaper regularly i had complained about the matter and i have been assured that it will be resolved in very few days but it's been more than 2 days but i did not get any resolution from them. Not even any response from the hindu.
    Now my vender is not at all delivering it for 15 days i don't know whether he does not receive from the hindu or he gets but sell it to someone else.
    Its's irritating when you have paid for what you are not getting.
    There is no one to take care of the customers query.
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      Venkatesh_21
      from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
      Dec 12, 2016
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      Address: 600050
      Website: My newspaper agent

      My annual subscription was paid on 17th Oct. and supply of paper started on 1st Nov. In November, for 4 or 5 days I did not receive paper. Now in Dec., from 5th Dec., I have not been getting paper. Tried to contact Vijayakumar, agent but he does not answer calls, nor gives reply through sms. Now what to do. Is there any other agent to whom the paper supply can be transferred as he has become unreachable. His No. is [protected]. Please reply. D.Venkateswaran, [protected]
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        MGShankar
        from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
        Dec 5, 2016
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        Address: 600041
        Website: tamil.thehindu.com

        I have subscribed (Yearly subscription) "the hindu tamil" on 22-nov-2016. The amount got debited from my bank account for the full year and i received an sms with subscription no: [protected] and stated that i will receive the news paper from 01-dec-2016 onward. But i didn't receive any news paper till now. I spoke to hindu customer care at[protected] on 01-dec-2016 and they said "we will speak to concern person and resolve the issue within 72 hours". After that there is no response from hindu. I follow up with the customer care daily. But till now i didn't receive any news paper.

        Complaint no: 127240

        I have paid full amount, because i trust hindu. But i am little bit nervous now. Try to resolve the issue by today and sent the news paper from tomorrow or refund my money back.

        Following are my details,

        Subscription no: [protected],
        Name: gomathi shankar,
        Complaint no: 127240

        Address:

        2/535, first floor, door no "c1", "b" block, "sundeep kala apartment", 2nd main road, sundeep avenue, chinna neelankarai, chennai - 600041.
        The Hindu customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
        Dear Sir/Madam, since last 5 days I a have not been able to access the Interactive Crossword...
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          neha26289
          from Mumbai, Maharashtra
          Dec 3, 2016
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          Address: 400072
          Website: [email protected]

          Hi

          I subscribed to the hindu in the month of nov with yearly subscription online, as per the communication email, i would start receiving the paper from nov 16, 2016. Today it's 3rd dec and till now i have not received paper even once.
          I am so fed up with their customer care, every time a new person picks up and say they will call back back and resolve the issue with 24 hours. They never called and i have called more than 10 times now. I logged my complaint on 18 nov. I asked them to refund my rs 1530 if they can't deliver paper. This is so unfortunate that their helpline is so useless and they are harassing us by lying everyday and wasting our time on followups (They never call, we call everyday) if we had this much time to waste, we would have taken paper directly from vendors on our own instead of doing things online.
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            from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
            Dec 2, 2016
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            Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600040

            I have paid for one eyar subscription of the hindu and the home dleivery (Address given below) was supposed to be starting from 1 dec 2016..in spite of lodging a complaint yeterday and speaking to your field staff several times, the paper was not delivered on 1st dec as well as 2nd dec 2016. I do not now whether it is going to be delivered on 3 dec and subsequently.

            What is the use of lodging the complaint with the hindu? I only hear empty promises. No one is even responding properly. Does it not amount to cheating the public? I

            I would like to withdraw my subscription. Please arrange to return the amount to the address given below? I may have to go to consumer forum if i do not receive the amount by tomorrow

            Regards

            S ramachandran

            Address : ac 92, second floor,
            Ac block second street
            Anna nagar west
            Chennai 600040
            (Near krishnaswamy college)
            Ph : [protected]
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              duraisamy murugan
              Nov 29, 2016
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              Address: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
              Website: the hindu. com

              News paper subscription no.[protected]. Paper delivery period 15nov to 15dec but still date not receive
              I. Complaint customer care. Complaints registered no122856. But no responsibility your side. I am daily talked your coimbatore branch. Coimbatore kalapatti sales officer mobile no.[protected]. Phone call not attend your officer. Day by day. Your branch top to bottom not responsibility. Pls arrange my news paper needly
              Regards
              M. Duraisamy
              5. N. G. R street
              Subbiah garden
              Kalapatti, _641048
              Regards. Mobile number [protected]
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                DuraiKannnaiyan
                from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
                Nov 20, 2016
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                Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600100

                Even after 2 months the newspaper not started to deliver to my home. Sent couple reminders but no response. I had a good opinion about the century old newspaper company The Hindu, but after reading, hearing and experiencing the poor response and irresponsible governance, i feel pity on the company.

                Good Indian newspaper...as people in abroad will never have this kind of troubles. Super Hindu. Keep it down. People will answer as each reader matters on physical news paper.

                Durai Kannaiyan
                Subscription money handed over on 11th September 2016 with the agreement to have the paper delivered from Oct 01st 2016. But no luck so far.

                Advise: Dont subscribe at any stall by The Hindu as they are fake.
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                Got newspaper for a month, and then not getting for the past 2 months.

                Complaint marked as resolved at Hindu customer care, without any delivery in real!

                Called them up the 4th time today to escalate.

                Sumeet
                I have sent mails to the News paper they have sent a complaint No.122580.
                But the query is still pending they are not responding
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                  najma mongam
                  Nov 16, 2016
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                  Website: epaper.thehindu.com

                  Https://epaper.thehindu.com/ throwing error message

                  There’s a problem with this website’s security certificate
                  This might mean that someone’s trying to fool you or steal any info you send to the server. You should close this site immediately.
                  unable to load the e paper for two days due to this security certificate error.
                  hope the issue is with the hindu site.
                  please reply .
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                    kennis
                    from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
                    Nov 15, 2016
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                    Address: 600033
                    Website: Hindu

                    Dear sir
                    I paid annual subscription from 1.11.2016. Due to some unforeseen circumstances we have to shift our residence to srirangamm on 27.11.2016. Request for arranging to deliver hindu in my new residence in srirangamm. If not possible please refund of my subscription for the balance amount.
                    My address in srirangamm:
                    7, sr extension
                    3rd street, raghavendrapuram
                    Srirangamm.620006.
                    The Hindu customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
                    Resently i saw supreme court judgment about tamilnadu tet case.
                    I am not satisfied about the judgment.
                    Judgment says tn government is took right decision to fill teacher vecancy.
                    It is wrong
                    Because
                    We can increase tet marks
                    But we can't increase 12 th marks
                    So weitage is unjustice
                    It very simple logic
                    Paper not distribute last month and also this month..I asked and called you but not respond yet . So please sove the problem as soon as possible. . thank-you
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                      Laxman Eluri
                      from Hyderabad, Telangana
                      Nov 9, 2016
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                      Address: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500008
                      Website: www.thehindu.com

                      I paid for "THE HINDU" Print yearly subscription on 9th September. I haven't received a single copy of newspaper till date. I tried calling to customer care but of no use.
                      After sending mail to customer care I got a complaint reference number 111693. But no update on this even after 30 days of registering the complaint.

                      Details:
                      Subscriber ID : [protected]
                      Hindu Reference ID : W20160909ESUB0037
                      Amount [ INR ] : 1188
                      Citrus Bank Reference ID : CTX[protected]
                      Date of Transaction : Fri Sep 09 14:17:47 IST 2016
                      The Hindu customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
                      My subscription ID is [protected]. I've subscribed for The Hindu for 6 months starting from November 1st. The amount was paid online. My series of phone calls to the customer care has given no fruit. I'm tired of this.
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                        Krishnaveni Kumar
                        from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
                        Nov 4, 2016
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                        Address: 625019
                        Website: THE HINDU MAGAZINE

                        Dear Team,

                        This is the Lethargic Approach shown by your Team Members for an Annual Subscriber like me for both the versions " English and Tamil ".. This is about the complaint which I have registered for not receiving THE HINDU on October 1st and I have intimated to one Mr. Kannan [protected]. The thing is that it's not about the non-issuance of daily magazine but about the false commitments and non -relevant informations to us like " I have to put petrol for 100 rupees", your house is too far to deliver, I have informed the local agent, Definitely I will give it on 15th october etc., etc., but till date there is no genuine response. Since I find some time today to share my views on it for a reputed NEWS BARON like your's this is all, looks awkward. Sorry to mention this word. I am a resident of Nagamalaipudukottai, Madurai and my address is Plot No; 9, LG nagar, Madurai -19. On my own will I have opted for this Annual Subscription and recently I have bought MS - book devoted to the Musical Legacy of India. My concern is about the Mis-management and i don't know whether this mail will give a solution for subscriber's like US. Expecting your acknowledgement and revert and necessary actions taken regarding this Lethargic treatment provided to us.
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                          pratheesh8219
                          from Calicut, Kerala
                          Nov 2, 2016
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                          Address: Kozhikode, Kerala, 673012
                          Website: www.thehindu.com

                          I have made subscription for business line on 12 th august 2016 and paid amount. I wasn't receiving newspaper. I got a reply that newspapers cant be supplied due to service not available in locality and hence will grant refund of the money paid ll grant refund as service is not available at my locality. But i have not yet recieved my refund.
                          Payment information

                          Subscriber id : [protected]
                          Hindu reference id : w20160812esub0043
                          Amount [ inr ] : 915
                          Citrus bank reference id : [protected]
                          Date of transaction : fri aug 12 13:54:06 ist 2016
                          The Hindu customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
                          I have a huge respect for the hindu.. but I am not getting notifications from the Hindu app on my phone redmi note 3 .. I have seen other complaints on the Hindu app review section regarding same matter...
                          Pls resolve this issue..
                          I will be grateful to you all for this
                          I made a request for a copy on m s subbulakshmi.
                          a month back, the people from chennai hindu telephoned me and informed me that i will receive a copy with in a week.
                          but till now no action is taken.
                          i request you to send it as soon as possible.
                          sincerely,
                          narendra m
                          15-54/1
                          padmavathi nagar
                          tirupati west
                          517502
                          mobile: [protected]
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                            Libty Elthreena Jomith
                            from Pune, Maharashtra
                            Oct 27, 2016
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                            Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
                            Website: www.thehindu.com

                            Subscription number is [protected].

                            Hi team,

                            I had subscribed to the frontline magazine last year october and payment done for one year. So far i have received only 3 copies of the magazine. My subscription is going to be ended this month. Request you to either ensure that i receive the magazine continuously for one year or refund my payment.
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                              skt2707
                              from Puducherry, Puducherry
                              Oct 27, 2016
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                              Address: 605008

                              Seen advertisement 15 days before regarding your new book "india 500 tests" and had contacted your pondicherry office to purchasing the same. Since last 15 days i have called them 3-4 times but only one reply "this book is not received by pondicherry office." whereas same is available in city like chennai and even in salem. If you are not able to supply why do you advertise? Who is at fault at you end.

                              S. K. Tulsyan
                              Mobile :[protected]
                              E-mail : [protected]@gmail.com
                              The Hindu customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
                              Hi

                              This is report from frustrated subscriber Baranidharan from Gerugambakkam. The Hindu may be good, but the distributors of those daily is NOT PROPER. If you cannot issue daily regularly. Pleass can the subscription, and even i domt want refund too.. Because I lost trust with The Hindu.. Thanks..
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                                sunny68097
                                from Delhi, Delhi
                                Oct 20, 2016
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                                Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, 560034

                                Hi all,

                                I had applied for the hindu newspaper yearly subscription for home delivery. Below are the details. The location is Koramangla 1st block-Bangalore.

                                PAYMENT INFORMATION

                                Subscriber ID : [protected]
                                Hindu Reference ID : W20160912ESUB0012
                                Amount [ INR ] : 1188
                                Citrus Bank Reference ID : CTX[protected]
                                Date of Transaction : Mon Sep 12 09:10:08 IST 2016
                                You may notice that payment was done on sep 12 and paper was supposed to be delivered from 1st oct on wards.

                                I didn't get any newspaper till 5th oct. Then I raised a refund request twice for which complainant no is 11067, 11068.

                                Till today 20 oct I didn't get the refund money in my account and whenever I contact The hindu on[protected] they say" we have forwarded your request with priority and our back end team will contact you".
                                The back end team never calls and we feel like cheated.

                                This is to inform anyone who is willing to buy The hindu in Bangalore, please think 100 times as they will never deliver paper on time, even if they do it will be discontinuous as few of my friends are facing.

                                Also, my bad that even my friends suggested and even I saw many complaints in this forum, I decided to go ahead and buy The hindu.

                                To The Hindu team,

                                You are loosing our faith and even being a good news paper your commitment to people delivery services are poor and we will not reefer anyone to buy The Hindu. Please just refund my money asap and hope that part at least can be done quickly.

                                Regards,

                                UPSC aspirant, Bangalore India
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                                Well I don't think you would deserve a star atleast. I have subscribed for the Hindu annual plan where the amount gets deducted monthly through the standing instructions given on my credit card. I made the initial payment on 31.08.2016. Subscription started from 16.9.2016. I have not received the newspaper for 15 days till date and have been contacting an irresponsible and ride area manager who is not willing to help. Contacted customer care who keep calling me everyday asking about the status of the newspaper which I have not been receiving since past 1 week. You have such bad delivery channels and rude rude area managers in your office who looks after the delivery of newspaper. My subscription I'd is [protected]. Refund the amount.
                                I called your toll free no.[protected] on 16/09/2016 for a copy of Ms revisited book and subsequently 3 reminder calls . So far no book and no information.
                                pl. let me know whether i will get the book or not.
                                K.V. Gopalakrishnan.
                                Mob.[protected].
                                Bangalore.
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                                  Libty Elthreena Jomith
                                  from Pune, Maharashtra
                                  Oct 19, 2016
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                                  Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 411047
                                  Website: www.thehindu.com

                                  I have paid subscription amount for one year in the month of October 2015. One year is going to be completed. Yet i have received only 3 copies of the magazines so far. There was no revert from the customer care even after i have send 2 mails recently. There is no option to modify the address online and i have requested for address change on mail and that is also not addressed. Please look into the matter
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                                  Oct 27, 2016
                                  Updated by Libty Elthreena Jomith
                                  Subscription number is [protected]
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                                    Lakrethra
                                    from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
                                    Oct 18, 2016
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                                    Address: 600064
                                    Website: Hindu

                                    Subscription for the hindu english and tamil in septemeber but not yet received

                                    Paid the amount to mr. Rakesh agent guduvancherry - [protected]
                                    Name of subscriber - dr. R. Sridharan - [protected] subscribed for the hindu english and tamil
                                    And dr. P. Sankar - [protected] subsribed for the hindu english
                                    Amount paid on 9th september 2016
                                    After repeated calls to agent and repeated mail to the hindu customer care no action has been taken still

                                    The above subscription has not received a single issue
                                    The Hindu customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
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                                      Anand Aryan
                                      Oct 18, 2016
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                                      Address: 560034

                                      I hail from koramangala Bangalore. One of the marketing executive came to my residence with an offer of annual subscription of The Hindu - English newspaper @ 599.
                                      Offer was good and they said, delivery will happen from 16th Oct 2016.
                                      For past 3 days, I haven't received a newspaper. I received IVR calls and I mentioned that I didn't receive it.
                                      But, I am getting no responsible response from either that marketing guy nor that CCE.

                                      Please refund my money or provide service properly. This is not done!!
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                                        Milton Yesusundaram
                                        Oct 16, 2016
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                                        Address: 600063

                                        I have already paid annual subscription amount for The Hindu English newspaper. My subscription number is [protected]. But, on 2016/10/16 I did not receive newspaper. When I asked the agent, he says that the newspaper is over and not available. So, what is the use of making annual subscription ? Its worst service. Whats the use of getting newspaper from agents ?
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